DAQMAN Tues: Leicester NAP

DAQMAN WINS WITH WEDGE SHOT AND NAP PERFECTLY PLACED:Daqman had two returns yesterday for the fourth time in five days, among them a 5-2 win nap and Monday’s place nap, his trio profiting more than 16 points on the day. Here are his daily duos (plus one) in reverse order:

KINGPIN IS POISED TO SKITTLE THE FIELD IN THE DEWHURST:Longchamp and Newmarket two-year-old race results at the weekend changed the order of Daqman’s ratings but – at least until Saturday’s Dewhurst – the kingpin remains the same and the race looks a formality. There are 11 Dewhurst probables but the only confirmed runner, Positive, is a stone behind Pinatubo in the ratings.

PINATUBO AS THE NEW FRANKEL

The Dewhurst could be no race. One of the final tests for two-year-olds at Newmarket on Saturday has two major obstacles against even bothering to turn up: soft ground and Pinatubo.

As 5-4 favourite for the 2020 Guineas, Pinatubo is seen as the new Frankel 10 years on, or at least in the mould of Gleneagles or Churchill.

106 Lope Y Fernandez (Aidan O’Brien, colt by Lope De Vega) Another benchmark. Beaten at Ascot and Goodwood by Pinatubo and by Earthlight in the Middle Park. Round Tower winner from Guildsman in between.

106 Threat (Richard Hannon, colt by Footstepsinthesand) Coventry runner-up, landed Gimcrack and Champagne double after defeat by Golden Horde at Goodwood and before fifth in the Middle Park.

104 Mums Tipple (Richard Hannon, colt by Footstepsinthesand) 11-lengths York sales-race winner, put in his place when last but one in the Middle Park.

OK, WE GETCHA

1.50 Leicester The going is heavy after the course passed their morning inspection (unlike Catterick) and I’m quite surprised not to have seen more non runners on the card.

The Clive Cox trained Pour Me A Drink, as the name might suggest, likes plenty of juice in the ground and his only career success to date has come on soft ground at Haydock.

Haydock ‘soft’ can translate as heavy elsewhere, so we should have no problems on the stamina front – despite him tackling a mile and a half for the first time. He comes into this on the back of a solid effort at Newbury when second to Entrusting in a class 4 handicap (pair well clear) and was noted as staying on particularly well at the end of that 1m 2f trip.

Although this is also a class 4, it looks a weaker contest than Newbury and he should be able to shrug off his rise in the weights at the chief expense of Tavus who is now 11lb higher in the weights compared to August when he began his current good sequence with a win at Newbury.

3.25 Leicester Just the four runners for this class 2 handicap but anyone of three could start favourite judged by the BETDAQ market – it really is that open !

It might well be that Clive Cox and Adam Kirby again hold the key – this time with Getchagetchagetcha who sports cheekpieces for the first time.

The three-year-old seemed to cope well with heavy ground last time out at Goodwood when fourth in a Listed contest (beaten less than 5 lengths) and he should appreciate the extra trip here.

There are big ground concerns about his rivals.

Spanish Archer disappointed on soft ground at Haydock last month, Spirit Ridge has never tackled anything slower than good and repeat the same comment for the outsider of the quartet Indianapolis.

8.10 Chelmsford Poetic Legacy will be the obvious call for many in the finale. The Mark Johnston trained runner was a course and distance winner here last month and has continued to run well in two starts since, finishing second at both Newcastle and Wolverhampton.

Her presence though really tilts the market, too much in my opinion and means we will get a nice price about Masai Spirit who was going away at the finish when winning here last month and should relish this extra distance. She’s up 4lb but could be a ‘new’ horse over this trip and I will stake to win 10 points in both the win and place markets.